The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-08-11
NEWS IN GENERAL.
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DOMESTIC.
Rachel Pittnian Of New York City, aged
10, was stabbed in the heart by her father
with carpenters compass, and died almost
instantly. The murderer, Francis Pittman,
is drunken crank.
A little daughter of William Curran, a
farmer was picking berries Tuesday, not far
from her fathers barn in Mink Hollow,
in the Catskills, when she was attacked by
full grown bear, Her screams brought dog
to her rescue. During the tussle with the
dog the child ran home. The bear killed the
dog and escaped.
A dispatch from Paris in the World says the
Gil Bias explains the reason why Mr. Van
derbilt's Alva was the only yacht which fig
tired at the naval review off Spithead In the
line with foreign war vessels, in the follow
ing manner 1t asserts that Mr., vanderbilt
represented to the British admiralty that in
case of war the American government had
right to seize all private vessels OF the Alvas
size for warlike purposes The lords of the
admiralty, recognizing the fact that there
should be no obligation without correspond
ing privilege placed the Alva in its enviable
position, much to the displeasure of other for
eign yachtsmen,
An accident ON the Newport News and
Mississippi Valley road resulted in the death
of one man and the injury OF about IL others.
An excursion boat out from Council Bluffs,
Ia, sprung aleak during violent squall and
sank. A portion of the canopy of the boat
remained above the water and to this the
passengers chung until several small boats
came to their rescue There were fully 80
excursionists ON the steamer. Five men are
known to have been drowned, and it is
thought that two or three others shared a
similar fate.
A duel with swords took place on the morn
ing of the 9Th inst, at New Orleans, La, be
tween Emile Revoire, one of the editors OF
L'Opinion and formerly of the Trait d Union,
and Mr.. Larrieu Jr., president Of the Club
de la Democratic Francois. The contest re-
suited in Larrieu being wounded in the breast
and right hand by single stroke. The
trouble grew out of an article in LOpinion,
rejecting on the gentlemen OF the Demo-
cratic Francois for the action of the club in
indorsing Gov. McEnery.
Millbrook, Kan, was almost destroyed by
a straight wind, coming from slightly west
of north. The place contains about 500 in
habitants. Only one house, residence, es-
capped serious damage. One person, boy 8
years old, was killed.
| One man was killed and several injured
in a row between blacks and whites in Texas.
Alabamas first bale of the cotton crop was
| marketed on the 9Th inst
By the falling of so tons of rock four men
were killed and several injured in Washing
ton Territory.
The greatest reaper factory in the world,
| that of Whitley, Fassler & Kelly of Spring
| field, o., has gone into the hands OF receiver
through the Fidelity bank crash.
Mrs. Cleveland is enjoying herself hugely
at Marion Mass, as the guest of Gen. Greeley
The largest retail dry goods house in Gains
vile, Tex, has been closed by attachments
of over $4,000.
| President Adams of the Union Pacific is
reducing expenses by discharging leading
officials and scaling salaries.
A farmer, his wife, four children and q
woman were found murdered near Macon
Ga.
Walter NJ Gibson, the deposed prime min
lister of the Hawaiian kingdom, who was
tried on charges of robbing the public treas
ury, and who escaped from the islands after
his acquittal has arrived at San Francisco
from Honolulu.
Rev. G.. G. Rhodes, Methodist preacher
of Michigan, has sworn out warrants for the
arrest of 20 persons, for grievous bodily as
sault Mr.. Rhodes says that while holding
divine service in private house in Rich
township, 80 men, disguised
entered the house. Rhodes was
seized, and struck on the head with 6
club Then his clothes were removed ant
his body bedaubed with tar. A feather bee
was then cut open and the feathers applied
He was next ridden on rail and terribly
maltreated They threatened to throw hin
in mill pond, but desisted when he said he
could not swim. They, however, gave him &
severe well pumping, and then another coat
of tar and fine grass. He was then liberated
more dead than alive. The statement il
made that Rhodes has given great of
| fopca in tho community Inv his free love dor
trines.
Gen. Buckner, who was one of tire first t.
surrender to Gen. Grant, and who was one o.
Grants friends in the time of trouble ha
| been elected governor of Kentucky.
In the western states the crops have suf
fered more or less severely from the prolonged
drought. 1t is estimated that about half tn,
usual crop will be realized.
A cyclone killed four persons at Mill Brook
Kan.
Eastern capital is to build large oil re
finery in Pittsburg, Pa, in opposition to thu
Standard Oil Company, to employ 800 mel
and turn out 1900 barrels per week.
The Utah wool clip will amount to 100000
pounds this year.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, is in an uproar of excite
ment over the elopement of Rev. d. Seymour
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church
| anu Mis- rdLIy y. I1euIy, WIG VI y. "A
Henry, editor OF the Argus. Both partie
are prominent in society and religious mat
ters Seymour was considered the ables
Methodist preacher ever there. Mrs. Henr,
has for years been the organist and a leading
member of the church.
White frost is reported from Alleghen,
county, N. Y.
The Central Labor Union of New Yorl
held a stormy session. On motion of tn
building trades section, it was resolved t.
withdraw all cooks, walters and other uniol
people from the Fifth Avenue Hotel on &C
count of a strike among painters there.